Important update

All development effort has now re-focused on version 2. Current version is to remain perpetually available under the beta (free) license.
Visit www.bvckup2.com for details.


Next version

Scheduled for February 2011
  • Improved copying speed of empty files by a factor of 5
  • Improved directory scanning speed on Windows 7
  • Optimized management of per-file information used with delta copying
  • Modified the installer to default to %ProgramFiles%\Bvckup if run under full-privilege (elevated) admin account on Vista+
  • Cosmetic UI tweaks
  • Fixed an issue with clicking Go button re-running the backup if it was already running
  • Fixed an issue with scanning phase being erroneously included in copying speed calculations
These are committed changes to date, more is in the works. For the list of issues with latest release, see the Known Issues page.

Version 1.0.1.401

October 14th, 2010
  • Added support for Volume Shadow Copying on 32-bit versions of Windows (details)
  • Added an option for running Bvckup with full administrator privileges on Vista+ (details)
  • Added 48x48 application icons for Vista+
  • Added support for overriding various built-in settings via bvckup-override.cfg
  • Added a "Follow Bvckup" notification for active users
  • Modified installer and uninstaller not to trigger UAC dialog on Vista+
  • Modified uninstaller to prompt for removal of all Bvckup configuration data
  • Modified installer to use "Program Files (x86)" folder on 64 bit Windows
  • Modified logging to start each new log file with an UTF-8 marker
  • Multiple small UI changes
  • Resolved an issue with erroneous trimming of disk paths (details)
  • Resolved an issue with long file paths not being properly stored between application runs (details)
  • Resolved an issue with logging non-ASCII messages (details)
  • Resolved an issue with exclusion filters (details)
  • Resolved an issue with the installer erroneously failing the update in some cases
  • Resolved an issue with not failing to create destination directory at the volume root level

Version 1.0.0.359

August 8th, 2010
  • Resolved an issue with copying empty folders (details)
  • Added code to not run any backups in the first minute after Windows' startup

Version 1.0.0.355

March 22nd, 2010
  • Resolved an issue with not being able to get folder attributes or timestamps in certain cases (details)
  • Switched copying speed estimator to a linear regression algorithm (details)

Version 1.0.0.353

March 18th, 2010
  • Modified "Copy all files every time" mode to re-create destination subdirectories if they go missing between the backups
  • Fixed an issue with cloning folder timestamps (details)
  • Fixed an issue with automatic updates in .349 (details)
  • Increased a retry pause after a backup failure from 30 seconds to 1 minute

Version 1.0.0.349

March 16th, 2010
  • Fixed an issue with delta copying erroneously padding destination file with zeroes in some cases (details)
  • Added code to perform a complete backup upon upgrading from an earlier version
  • Added support for automatic .exe updates in cases when the program is used without being installed first (details)
  • Added code to clone folder attributes similarly to how it's done for the files
  • Changed "Completed backup in ..." message in the log to state the backup interval in hours/minutes/seconds
  • Changed default backup configuration to not skip creating the empty folders
  • Applied a number of cosmetic UI fixes

Version 1.0.0.347

March 13th, 2010
  • Fixed support for very long file and path names
  • Added an option for not deleting any files at the destination (details)

Version 1.0.0.331

November 14th, 2009
  • Added support for pausing and resuming backups (details)
  • Sped up scanning phase
  • Fixed problem reading saved backup state on program start
  • Changed default backup thread to run at Idle priority
  • Fixed system tray menu not hiding itself in some cases
  • Changed the way long paths are displayed in Info panel

Version 1.0.0.326

November 9th, 2009
  • Fixed a serious, but rare issue with version 1.0.0.325

Version 1.0.0.325

November 8th, 2009
  • Resolved an issue with delta copying of extremely large files
  • Increased delta copying speed by additional 10-15% and reworked its algorithm to run with a smaller memory footprint
  • Fixed an issue with inaccurate copying counters in a presence of NTFS streams in a file
  • Changed the layout of the Filters dialog and applied other small changes to the user interface as per these comments

Version 1.0.0.317

October 20th, 2009
  • Modified delta-copying algorithm to detect changes to the destination files and to automatically fall back to the full copying
  • Added average copying speed indicator (details)
  • Modified the appearance of a progress bar (details)
  • Fixed a problem with "detailed logging" setting not being correctly preserved in some cases

Version 1.0.0.245

July 20th, 2009
  • Reworked backup properties window for size and clarity (details)
  • Modified the schedule of software update checks to even out the load on the update server (details)
  • Added a warning for using real-time monitoring for backing up an entire hard drive

Version 1.0.0.239

July 9th, 2009
    Cosmetic UI fixes based on the feedback received

Version 1.0.0.234

July 7th, 2009
    Initial public beta release

Version 1.0.0.193

June 29th, 2009
  • Added Preferences configuration dialog
  • Reviewed various status messages for clarity and consistency
  • Fixed an issue with deletion of read-only files
  • Fixed an issue with saving the state of backups

Version 1.0.0.192

June 28th, 2009
  • Added support for case-insensitive file name processing
  • Enabled changing Destination for existing jobs
  • Added copying speed field to the Info panel
  • Simplified file filtering configuration and added draft version of Filter Editor
  • Changed delta copying to use the central index of file hashes
  • Minor tweaks and bugfixes

Version 1.0.0.134

Jun 4th, 2009
  • Added support for copying files' security and ownership info as well as ACL, timestamps and regular attributes
  • Reworked how periodic scans are configured and serviced
  • Reworked Job Configuration Dialog for clarity
  • Fixed the Open button in Log pane not working on some systems
  • Fixed issues with file systems that have very low file time resolution
  • Added special handling of zero-sized files; these can now be correctly replicated even if they are in use
  • Added code to restore the widths of the main view columns on launch
  • Changed default installation directory on Windows XP to %ProgramFiles

Version 1.0.0.127

May 27th, 2009
  • Added "About" dialog
  • Added "Check for Updates" to the system tray menu
  • Fixed "Help" menu items to point at valid website pages
  • Added product licensing (pre-release trial licenses are valid for 5 years)

Version 1.0.0.100

May 14th, 2009
    Initial private beta release
This is the original version of Bvckup. It was written for Windows XP, last updated in 2010 and it's now well behind times. Use at your own risk, basically.
It has been superseded by Bvckup 2 - a faster and significantly more refined revision of the same idea. Have a look.
http://www.bvckup2.com